• The never-ending lawsuit – Viacom set to appeal in YouTube case (The Wall Street Journal)
• Why change could be coming to US radio and TV licensing (The New York Times)
• Farmville creator Zynga sets its sights on the mobile gaming world (Techland)
• Listen to the fans, say digital media experts (Playback Online)
• A look inside new digital strategies within the comic book world (Wired)
• Bieber makes box office dent three months ahead of film premiere (The Hollywood Reporter)
• The publishing industry makes room for Google Editions, the search giant’s eBook marketplace set to open this month (The Wall Street Journal)
• Toys ‘R’ Us CEO thinks parents are going to be spending more this holiday season (CNBC)
• …And US online merchants saw a 9% rise in sales this year on Black Friday alone (VentureBeat)
• The value of McDonald’s Happy Meal is in the brand, not the dollars (Ad Age)
• One-hit wonders? A roundup of the most popular holiday toys from the past 80 years (MSNBC)
• Teen social network combines game play with live-video chat (TechCrunch)
• Management overhauls at MTV underscore the network’s return to its musical roots (L.A. Times)
• With the help of mom bloggers and a shaky economy, Squinkies fly off shelves (The New York Times)
• Smartypants can have fun, too. A roundup of some of the smartest kids toys around (Wired)
• Why networks are retreating to reality programming (Ad Age)
• VIDEO – Influencers, how trends & creativity become contagious (Vimeo)
• Happily ever after? Disney to stop making movies based on fairytales (L.A. Times)
• Why Beyblades’ spin on cross-marketing is working (Ad Age)
• The Kardashians keep up with teen girl spending with new prepaid debit ‘Kard’ (Slate)
• Cartoon Network cancels its first hour-long live-action series, Unnatural History (Deadline)
• Kids, parents going loco for Lalaloopsy dolls (New York Post)
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